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KMID : 0603920070150020013
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Journal of Korean Academy of Occupational Therapy
2007 Volume.15 No. 2 p.13 ~ p.24
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A Cost-Benefit Analysis on Home-Based Occupational Therapy for Stroke Patients
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Choi Hyae-Sook
Kang Hyung-Gon
Jung Min-Ye
Jung Woo-Sik
Chae Yoo-Mi
Ji Young-Geon
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Abstract
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Objective : To evaluate the relative benefits and costs associated with home-based occupational therapy (OT) compared to hospital-based OT in Korea.
Methods : To obtain the cost data, patient and hospital surveys were performed during 2005 to 2006. In the evaluation of patient costs, both a cost-data analysis method and a willingness-to-pay (WTP) method were applied.
Results : The benefit-cost ratio was 1.29 using the cost-data analysis method and 1.18 using the WTP method. The net benefit was estimated to be 20,830 to 34,530 won per case under the cost-data analysis method and 13,550 to 18,790 won per case under the WTP method. On the assumption that 20% of stroke patients in Korea were provided with home-based OT, the social net benefits were estimated to be about 940,645 thousand won per month using the cost-data analysis method and 583,864 thousand won per month using the WTP method.
Conclusion : The results of this study suggest that implementing home-based OTs in Korea might be an efficient method from a social economic perspective.
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KEYWORD
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Benefit, Cost, Home-based, Occupational therapy
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